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When i was younger (sure i'd be dead by 40 younger) i had thoughts about dying saving a bus full of kids. I recall my male friends growing up had similar delusions of grandeur. Is this actually a male thing only? Can't be, right? Ladies? Anyone? Who did you imagine jumpin in front of a bullet for?
Woman here. Had many fantasies of saving lives. Both in daydreams and nightmares. Sometimes with superpowers, other times with nothing working in my favor.
I wouldn't be suprised if it was a feature of tribalism. Imagining scenario's in an attempt to prepare for them.
Successfully! I remember reading about research into how folks survive scenarios, and having thought about it ahead of time was one of the big ones.